determiners
noun
Meaning
- (grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.
- (grammar) A dependent function in a noun phrase marking the NP as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun.
- Something that determines, or helps someone to determine, something else.
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